Plant
- Grown as an annual
- Perennial trailing vine
Stem
- Alternate leaf arrangement
Leaf
- Variable
- 2-6" long
- Broadly ovate to heart-shaped
- Irregularly lobed
- Green, often with purple
Flower
- 1-3" wide
- Funnel-shaped
- Pink, purple
Root
- Edible tuberous root
- Size, shape, color vary by cultivar
- Orange, tan, red, purple
- Flesh is orange or yellow
